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Adriana Donato was a 20-year-old University of Melbourne student in the last year of a science degree when she was murdered.

‘Indefensible’: Murderer accidentally given day release without grieving mother being told

Grace Donato’s daughter Adriana was killed with a hunting knife by her ex-boyfriend in 2012. Grace discovered by chance that the killer had been allowed out on day release.

  • Wendy Tuohy

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Positive role models take on tough topics in new app for young men

Brisbane schoolboys were asked to submit questions they wanted answered. The result: a new app that gives them advice on relationships, respect, sex and consent.

  • Courtney Kruk
Safe Steps chief executive Chelsea Tobin.

‘Invisible victims’: Calls for reform as family violence system fails children

The nation’s leading family violence prevention advocates and experts have warned that vulnerable children are falling through cracks and desperately need their own tailored services.

  • Grant McArthur
Unable to find a safe way home, Audrey Griffiths was murdered.

Adrian Torrens had been threatening to kill his ex: Hours later, he would instead kill a complete stranger

Many who live on the Central Coast say one simple, affordable thing could have protected Audrey Griffin.

  • Jordan Baker and Riley Walter
Digital technology has allowed abusers to adopt new strategies for intimate partner violence.

Victoria, NSW frustrated by federal funding cuts to domestic violence partnership

The national partnership provides operational funding to the states and territories for local services that save lives.

  • Rachel Eddie and Michael McGowan
GPS trackers.

WA prisons boss revoked support for GPS tracking in regional areas

In the April 11 letter, obtained by the opposition, Corrective Services Commissioner Brad Royce said issues with GPS tracking in metro areas could be resolved promptly but regional areas posed a risk to victims of the offenders.

  • Hamish Hastie
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‘We’ll be tested’: Fran’s 110km-a-day sprint across Australia

Fran Hurndall is running from Perth to Sydney to raise money for victims of domestic violence, with her partner Natalie Gidas by her side.

  • Tim Elliott
One thousand women and supporters marched in Gosford this morning against male violence against women.

‘Stop killing women’: Hundreds rally in protest after Audrey Griffin’s tragic death

Attendees carried signs reading “stop killing women” and “girls just wanna be safe” to protest violence against women and demand action.

  • Amber Schultz and Clare Sibthorpe
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Courts have to prioritise protecting women rather than their attackers

The death in jail of a man with a history of violence who was allowed back into the community to kill highlights failures in the law enforcement and justice systems.

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“Text me when you’re home safe”: How a sweet text is a sinister reminder of Australia’s crisis

‘Text me when you’re home safe’: How a sweet text is a sinister reminder of Australia’s crisis

We’re not saying goodnight. We’re saying, “Tonight, I am not a statistic.”

  • Amber Schultz

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